How Long Does A Conviction Stay on a Criminal Record in Illinois?

RecordGone.com has posted a useful article about how long a conviction stays on your criminal record in the State of Illinois.  This article is a great source of information for people who are have been convicted of crimes and want to know if it is still on their record.

It is a common misconception that a person’s criminal history will fall off of his or her record after a certain number of years.  While this may be true for a driving record (accidents and moving violations eventually fall off of a person’s record when enough time has passed), this is untrue for a criminal record. In Illinois, criminal convictions will stay on your record forever.   Some convictions and arrests that did not lead to conviction are eligible to be sealed or expunged, which will remove the conviction from a person’s public criminal history.   Other convictions are ineligible for either procedure and will be a permanent fixture on a person’s criminal history.  An example of such a conviction is a driving under the influence charge, which is ineligible to be expunged or sealed. Once a person’s conviction is sealed or expunged it is no longer viewable by the general public and is no longer displayed on a criminal history report.  There are, however, several circumstances when the convictions can still be viewed. Those circumstances depend on which method is used.

To read more about what information is displayed on a criminal record and how to clear it in Illinois, read the article posted at http://www.recordgone.com/articles/how-long-does-a-conviction-stay-on-a-criminal-record-in-illinois.htm.  If you need help determining if you are eligible for sealing or expungement, visit http://www.Recordgone.com